Cheap Flights to Berlin - City Breaks
The good news for anyone flying to Berlin is that it's never been easier to find cheap flights. In fact, if you're prepared to do some homework there's no reason why you shouldn't be able to pick up a flight for less than the price of a round of drinks in one of Kurfurstendamm's animated beer-gardens.
See - MQSEARCH for the latest advertised cheap flights if based in the UK and here if you are based in the USA.
The Internet has been the driving force behind the proliferation of cheap flights to Berlin. Web-based travel agents can sell airline seats more competitively than their high-street counterparts because of the savings they make on overheads. But that's only half of it: the real story is the new breed of no-frills airlines that has been spawned by the Web. By cutting the cost of international flights, Budget airlines have strong-armed the 'big names' to follow suit. Hence, when shopping around the best advice is to forget any preconceived ideas about who is (and who isn't) cheap and you may well be surprised at who is offering the best deals.
Berlin is served by three airports, and you'll often find that where you land depends on how much you pay for your ticket. The UK's two leading no-frills operators (easyjet.com and ryanair.com) both operate daily flights to Berlin Schönefeld airport from where it shouldn't take more than 30-40 minutes to get into the city centre via public transport.
Anyone who lives in the Midlands might want to consider flying from Birmingham International with duo (www.airkiosk.com). Flights touch-down at Tegel Airport which is just 8km from central Berlin and is well served by public transport (including the U-Bahn rail network). The lion's share of international carries also flies to Tegel, including the fiercely competitive Air Berlin. The third option is to fly to Berlin's Tempelhof airport. However, at present most traffic to Tempelhof sets out from European countries other than the UK.
Berlin City Break
